Fruit-transferring device



G. R PARANTEAU.

FRUITIRANSFERRING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 16, 1921.

Patented Sept. 12', 1922.

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Patented Sept, 12, 1922.

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To all whom it may concern:

' a citizen of the United States of America,

, effecting the reciprocationof the sides" of drawings and resident of Ventura, in the county of Ventura-and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fruit-Transferring Devices, of which the following is a specification."-

This invention relates to fruit transfer:

ring devices and-particularly to devices for use in connection'with the delivery of fruit one at a time-to fruit pitting machines or so positioned on the'conveyer as to be in the best position for treatment by fruit pitting machines which have provision for engaging the fruit on opposite sides of a conveyer or carrier and for presenting it"to that part .of the machine which results in the pitting operation.

[An Object of this inventionis to produce novel chute sections having alternate recip rocatory movement effective to turn the fruit during its passage down ,the chute so the opposed symmetrical sidesof the fruit will beparallel with the line of movement of the fruit carrier to which it is delivered; and the said invention .furthermorehas for its object the provision of novel'means for the chute from a source of power. And the invention may furthermore include novel means for intermittently interrupting the escape of fruit from the chute and for releasing it in time to be received by successive receiving'devices'of a conveyer which is stationed in operative relation tothe' chute.

With the foregoing and other: objects in View, the invention consists inthe details of construction, and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying forming part of application wherein like characters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 illustrates a side elevation of a machine embodying the invention;

Figure 2 illustrates a vsectional view through as chute and its 'support'iwith" Be it known that I, Gnonon R. PARANTEAU,'

other parts ofthe apparatus omitted; v

Figure 3 illustrates a sectional viewj 'oif V V a delivery cup;

Figure at illustrates a sectional vie'wo'f the samecup in a different position; and

. Figure 5 illustratesa, view of .ade-

livery cup.

"In these drawings10 denotes tas s- 15a rotate with the shaft. fThe pulley 13 is driven by a belt le'which 1 operates "over a pulley 163on theshaft lfl the said shaft 17 being drivenv from any suitable source of ower; ,Thesprocket' wheel is'engagedf a sprocket chain 18 constituting a conveyer' in thatit is provided with lfis' 19 adapted to receive fruit from the chute (to be presentlyQdescribed),v and each cup '19fhas a supplemental'cup 2O fwhichiriies fabofvethe cup 19 when it reaches the sprocket wheell by reason of'the engagement of the shank I o he vc1 1 wi hh e phe y :of the sprocket wheel, it being understoodthat the" supplemental cup'is held .norinally sea-ted' v in the cup19 by the spring22; The con:

veyer mechanism, however, formsthesubg Y ject of a icomp'anion applicationv filed 'March 16, 1921, Se1i'al"Number, 452,872fand further detailed sesame-0n thereof in this can: .nection is believed unneq ssary; It is" believedsuflicient to say that the conveyer is located in such operative relation to the delivery chute as to ,receivejfruit in the cups successivelyyas they are brought into cep ta'in' pos'ition with relation to the chute. f i v pivot Qt and it has one end provided with," a wheel 25 struckby the suceessive teeth as the wheel 14 and oscillated to carry the n e 2 9f he de fr m un er h I 'fl to "release it, the I said 610% being then r'e- I turned to the normal positionsh'own in Fig. 1 under'the next successive fruit to arrest it, pending the travel of the successive cup into position-to receive it, at which time the An escapementpawl 23o oscillates one;

dog is again actuated for a repetition of the 1 operation.

The base plate has a frame supported on it comprising devices such as standards 27. and 28 secured together by a fastening such" as 29 and the said frame structure, of course,

may be modified in configuration and in the number of parts to suit particular requirements. The standard 27 is shown as having an angularly disposed end 30 to which a hopper 31 is connected and by which it is supported, the said hopper being intended to receive fruit in bulk which escapes one at a time through the bottom into the chute. The chute comprises two side members 32 and 33 arranged edgewisebut-having their lower edges close together as compared with the upper edges so that a flared trough or chute is formed by the said side members which are held in spaced relation to each other by separate means in order that one side member may have movement independently of the other side member. The side member 32 is supported near .one end by a link 34 pivotally connected to the standard 28 and to the said sidemember, and it is furthermore supported at the opposite end by a. lever 35 which is pivotallyconnected to it; the said lever beingalso pivotally connected to the standard 28 and it extends therebelow. The side member is supported in like manner by a; link 36 and a lever 37 duplicated on the oppositeside of the standard'28, and ashowing in full of that connection is believed unnecessary for an understanding by one skilled in the art.

The lower end of the lever 85 is pivotally connected toan arm 38 of an eccentric strap 39 which operates in conjunction with an eccentric 40 on the shaft 41, and the lever 37 ispivotally connectedfto an eccentric arm 42 having an eccentric strap 43 which operates in conjunction with an eccentricsimilar tothe eccentric 40 located on the opposite end of the shaft 41'. The shaft 41 is driven by a belt 44 through the medium of a pulley 4-5 on the shaft 17 and the said belt operatesover a pulley 46 on theshaft 4:1, and therefore, it will be seen that the sides of the chute are reciprocated simultaneously. with the movement of the conveyer and with the operation of the escapement pawl, a condition which results in gradually moving the" fruit down the chute, while at the same time giving it a twisted motion which results in,

presenting the fruit to the best advantage to the conveyer for treatment by the elements of a fruit pitting machine, as heretofore indicated.

Iclaim:

ing a chute having sides mounted for recip- 1. In a fruit-transferring device includ rocation, means for reciprocating the said sides oppositely, and means for delivering fruit to the chute.

2, In a fruit transferring deviceincluding a chute, side members, alink pivotally connected to each side member, a standard to which the links are pivotally connected, a lever pivotally connected to each side member, pivots on which the levers are oscillatably mounted, means for oscillating the links oppositely, and means for delivering fruit to the chute.

'3. In a fruittransferring.device,a chute including parallel side members diverging toward their upper edges to form a troughlike structure, pivotally mounted links supporting the said side members, pivotally mounted levers connected to the said side members, and means for oscillating the levers oppositely.

.4. In a fruit transferring device, a chute including parallel side members diverging toward their upper edgesto form a troughlike structure, pivotally mounted links supporting the said side ,members, pivotally mounted levers connected to the said side members, means for oscillating the levers oppositely, and means for delivering fruit to the chute. V V U .5. In .a fruit transferring device, a chute including parallel side members diverging toward their-upper edges to. form a trougi like structure, pivotally mounted links supporting the said side vmembers, pivctally mounted levers connected to the said side members, means for oscillating the levers oppositely, and means for intermittently arresting fruit .at the discharge end of the chute.

6, In a fruit transferring device, a chute including parallel side members diverging toward their upper edges to form' a troughlike structure, pivotally-mounted; links sup porting the said side members, pivotally mounted levers connected to the said side 'members, means for oscillating. the levers GEORGE n, PARANTEAU. 

